CVE-2016-7979

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 11
Modified
Published: 23 May 2017, 03:56
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 02:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100
CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
3.21% LOW
3% probability +0.58%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 May 2017, 03:56
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 02:13
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Ghostscript before 9.21 might allow remote attackers to bypass the SAFER mode protection mechanism and consequently execute arbitrary code by leveraging type confusion in .initialize_dsc_parser.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 3.21%• Percentile: 87%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-704•Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

    The product does not correctly convert an object, resource, or structure from one type to a different type.

Affected Systems

  • Unknown•Ghostscript

    ≤ 9.20

References (8)